How secure is Secure Parking?<\/p>\n
The facts: The day was Jan. 23, 2001, after 4 p.m. I had to
\nbuy a few things at a nearby Hero supermarket located in front of
\nVila Melati Mas, Serpong, Tangerang. About two years ago, Secure
\nParking established their parking facility at this Hero outlet.
\nSo I paid the Rp 1000 parking fee and was given the parking
\nticket (serial number 557002). Accompanied by my wife, I spend
\naround five minutes in the supermarket for my purchases.<\/p>\n
Returning to my vehicle, an ISUZU panther, I discovered the
\ndoor lock had been tampered with. Also my office bag, containing
\na mobile phone Palmtop, personal and company documents, and some
\ncash; and my wife's handbag, containing her mobile phone,
\npersonal belongings and some cash, were gone. My office bag had
\nbeen on the second row seat and my wife's handbag had been on the
\nfloor of the vehicle. Obviously someone had forced opened the
\nvehicle to steal my belongings. A driver of another car saw the
\nthief escaping through the back entrace of the parking lot,
\npassing the parking attendant and security guard.<\/p>\n
Of course I reported the theft to the parking attendant and
\nwas rather harsh in my words to the security guard as well. What
\nare they there for? However, they accompanied me to the police
\nstation to report the matter. I am not expecting to recover my
\nbelongings as the total value of the stolen items is above Rp 15
\nmillion and will be a good source of income for the thief.
\nNevertheless, the police were very helpful and concerned, and
\nappeared to be very competent too, unlike what I hear from my
\nfriends.<\/p>\n
The question is, how secure is Secure Parking? I do not know
\nwhether you have read the parking ticket you get when entering
\ntheir parking lots, which are found at almost every prominent
\narea in Jakarta. The ticket states, among others:<\/p>\n
- If you lose this ticket, you have to present documents to prove
\nthat the vehicle belongs to you and pay a Rp 15,000
\nadministration fee.<\/p>\n
- We are not liable for damage or disappearance of your vehicle.<\/p>\n
- You are responsible for the insurance of the vehicle and the
\nitems in it.<\/p>\n
- Do not leave any valuables or this ticket in the vehicle.<\/p>\n
I believe this is self-explanatory. But what am I paying
\nSecure Parking for? For the facilities they provide? The imported
\nparking machines, computers, locally-built entrance posts, local
\nstaff employed and for the luxury cars of the president of Secure
\nParking? The land is rented from the owner, damages to the
\nparking lot caused by rain or other forces of nature are
\nneglected, and security is for sure not given. And last but not
\nleast, the usual whistling accompanied by the terus-terus, kanan,
\nterus (\"move on, move on, right, move on ..\") order of the
\nparking attendant is also missing. So what is the money for, and
\nwhat service is the company providing for its customers?<\/p>\n
GERRY STIEGER<\/p>\n
Tangerang, Banten<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/how-secure-is-secure-parking-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }